“Are you always this honest?””Almost never”— Dorothy Koomson Related Quotes “Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly. The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him.”— P. T. Barnum “I’m lying, yes, but why do you force me to give a linear explanation; linear explanations are almost always lies.”— Elena Ferrante “The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us.”– Peter Ustinov